When it comes to video cameras, some of us here at GD are old enough to remember when they were practically the size of shoulder-mount 3/4″ tape video cameras.

(Well, some of us are old enough to remember movie film cameras that you had to wind up with a key, but I digress.)

But we are in the 32-Gigabites-in-your-phone era, and so digital video cameras have been shrinking and shrinking.  While they’re not quite the size of hiding them in your shirt-buttons yet, Brickhouse Security has taken the idea a long way in that direction with their new Mega Mini Spy Camera Ultra.

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Why wait for Black Friday to pick up that HDTV you want? Gearsponsor LogicBUY has found this deal on the Panasonic VIERA TC-L32X1 32-inch LCD HDTV w/ iPod Dock.

The 32″ flat panel HDTV with integrated iPod dock can be yours for $359.99 after $230 of instant savings and by using a $10 Coupon Code (EMCMMMX22). You’ll even get free shipping.

GearDeal- Panasonic VIERA TC-L32X1 32-inch LCD HDTV w/ iPod Dock for $359.99 from GearSponsor LogicBUY.

It will be GAME ON with this awesome Wii bundle. In it you’ll get…

A Nintento Wii Console AND a Wii Fit Plus Kit ($99.99 value) and a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card.

That is a $349.98 value but with this bundle you get it all for just $289.98. You’ll even get FREE shipping. Hurry, this GearSponsor deal ends November 22, 2009.

Today’s GearDeal– A Nintendo Wii Console + Wii Fit Plus + $50 Gift Card for $289.98 via LogicBuy.

Larry tried to fry the ioSafe but was unsuccessful. It withstood the flaming car he and his fellow firefighters threw at it. (We love when there is truth in advertising.)

Well, Sellout.woot has a 1.5TB Version on sale for just $249.99. That’s a $100 savings on the drive that takes a licking and keeps on spinning…

To grab an ioSafe 1.5TB Fireproof/Waterproof USB 2.0 Hard Drive with 3 Year Data Recovery Service, jump on over to sellout.woot.

And you’re in good shape (and will be in even better shape once you get it), because I’m going to let you know the secret!

If you have been hunting for a price break on the popular Nintendo Wii, then you know that there aren’t many sales on the units, because stores simply don’t have to mark them down to get them out the door. But from today until November 22, you can get the Nintendo Wii “with Wii Fit Plus and Balance Board and a $50 Amazon Gift Certificate for $290 shipped,” by clicking here.

The only way to get the sales price is to click here, select/tick all three check boxes (one for the Wii, one for the Wii Fit, one for the $50 Amazon gift card) and hit Add to Cart. The bundle may originally show up as $339.98, but when you checkout (it shows up on the last screen before you place your order) a $50 instant savings will be applied to bring the total down to $289.98.

This is a very good deal if you’re in the market for the Wii and Wii Fit. For those unfamiliar with Wii Fit, it is Nintendo’s initiative to incorporate exercise and fitness routines into video-games through the use of a plastic “balance board” controller. A very good video review of the Wii Fit Plus can be found here: http://bfads.net/Link/985.

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Well has the mighty Microsoft ‘banstick‘ hit you?  Perhaps the economy whacked you, but you need your video game fill.

Maybe it’s as simple as wanting an extra Windows Media Center unit to watch your stuff on another TV in the house.

This is a refurbished unit, but does include a headset.  But still, quite a good price.

Shipping is about $18.

Get it HERE.

This Lenovo IdeaPad U350 Ultra-thin Laptop sports a 13.3 inch screen and a Pentium SU2700 1.3GHz processor. Throw in 2GB DRAM, Bluetooth and WiFi for just $449.10 and you have a machine that can do some serious computing at a netbook price. The unit ships with Vista Home Premium but is eligible for an upgrade to Windows 7.

Use coupon code USPBANNERS.

Lenovo IdeaPad U350 13-inch Ultra-thin Laptop via GearSponsor LogicBuy.

Looking for a powerhouse quad-core notebook for under $1000? Here’s a deal worth a look… or two!!!!

This HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition 15.6″ Laptop features a Core i7-720QM and 1GB of VRAM discrete graphics. Mix in 4GB DDR3 memory, a 500GB Hard Drive spinning at 7200RPM and a 6-cell battery and you have a notebook that can deal with just about anything you throw at it!

Oh, and did we mention it even includes an HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner?

All this for just $914.99. It even includes free shipping! Just apply the coupon code: NBTY349821 during checkout process!

HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition 15.6-inch Core i7 Laptop w/ TV Tuner via GearSponsor LogicBuy.

Today marks the start of Walmart’s Holiday Values Bundle Sales. Perhaps the most notable thing is the $100 Gift Card with the purchase of any BlackBerry and Service Plan. They’ve got BlackBerrys for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, but according to BFAds, “there are early reports though that the online sale is better than the advertised in-store sale.”

Walmart has around 40 BlackBerry phones available including the newly released Verizon Storm 2 for $148 (not including the $100 gift-card) and the Sprint Tour 9630 for $99 (not including the $100 gift-card), you can see them all here.

If you are in the market for a new smart-phone (specifically a BlackBerry), this sale can not be beat. Additionally, for all phones that are not free with the new service agreement, you can take an additional $25 off your order with the coupon code 25rafpcver1.

This looks like a great deal for anyone who has been eye-balling the new BlackBerrys; kudos to Walmart for the discount!


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Looking for some good books? Before you break out your wallet, Gear Diary has a few ways to save you some money, but only for a limited time!

Direct eBooks has a standing discount of 10% on their books, and this weekend only they are running a coupon for an additional 20% off! Use coupon code – A1NY9VL65W at checkout.

Treocentral also has a deal with Fictionwise this month; use the code Treocentral25 for 25% off at eReader/Fictionwise.

Via Mobileread

Via Treocentral

For $35 shipped (note that LogicBuy shows this as available for $25 but the price appears to have risen $10) it’s hard to beat this Jensen iPod Digital Music System for casual users. The reviews are somewhat mixed on the quality but if you have kids who have iPods who have  holiday wish lists that have “iPod sound system” on them  – this could be worth a look. According to the specifications this is compatible with any of the iPod’s that dock including the Touch (if the iPhone fits you’ll likely have to manually put it into airplane mode to avoid interference).

You’ll enjoy both FM and AM radio reception, along with digital music from your iPod or other MP3 player, and a full-featured alarm clock, too. Any dockable iPod fits into the docking port on top of the unit, and charges while you listen. Non-dockable iPod models, along with other digital music players and portable CD players connect through the auxiliary line-in jack and included patch cable.

JENSEN Docking Digital Music System for iPod – $35 shipped via GearSponsor LogicBuy

Smartphones can be intimidating to the non-geek.  They can do so much, but it can take a bit of learning before you figure out just how to make it work for you and your needs.  And then, there is the price.  Smartphones are always more expensive because they can do more than just send and receive calls.  But what if it wasn’t so much money?  And the OS was user friendly and easy to learn? How about the new Palm Pixi smartphone? Sure, it may not be as sexy as the Palm Pre, but how about for $30 instead of $200?

Walmart , via their partner Lets Talk , is offering a deal for new subscribers.  If you subscribe with Lets Talk, you get an instant $170 rebate on the phone, bringing the price down to $30.

Not too bad for the smartphone newbie.  You can call it your freshman smartphone.

Thanks to Engadget for the heads up on this great deal.

For more information on the deal itself, Walmart.

I’m not sure how long it will last, but if you were one of those who paid big money for your Blu-Ray player when they were first the hot new item, this deal will sweeten the sting of being the early adapter and now having to see all of the new ones selling in the <$150 range. Amazon is having a 60% off sale on 101 of their selected Blu-Ray titles – some are as low as $9.99. That’s a little better than usual … right?

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It’s amazing how much use you’ll find for a Netbook. Despite buying a Netbook thinking I’d use it only to  browse the web from my couch I’ve used my Acer Aspire One to initiate remote desktop sessions, download files, test Windows updates – and do some couch surfing. The battery life of Netbooks  is usually better than more powerful (and power hungry) laptops. While the processor, memory and speed generally won’t support crunching huge spreadsheets Netbooks can be useful for situations where you don’t need the full horsepower of a regular laptop. GearSponsor LogicBuy has found a deal on the Lenovo S10-2 Netbook that brings the cost to an affordable $275. Specifications include: Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 10.1″ WSVGA LED LCD screen ; 1GB DDR2 RAM ; 160GB hard drive and Windows XP Home SP3. If you’re not quite ready for a new laptop but would like a small lightweight device for web browsing and light Windows application work – this could be your answer.

Lenovo S10-2 – $275 via GearSponsor LogicBuy

Woot.com, is a very popular, ‘deal a day’ website that is known for having great prices for one item per day.  They stay on sale from midnight (West Coast Time) until midnight the next day or until they run out of stock.  Products tend to lean toward tech such as GPS, computers, etc but a variety is out there.

Since starting they’ve added

• kids.woot.com for kids oriented stuff
• sellout.woot.com which is basically a second daily deal but done in conjunction with Yahoo!.
• wine.woot.com … Self explanatory
• shirt.woot.com for daily cool shirts

There are numerous copycat websites, although none seem to have the quality of the deal they have and they don’t have the sense of humor woot does in their product listings.

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